Born: 1947 - passed 2010
Area: Wanarn
Language group: Ngaanyatjarra

Cliff said he was a bush baby growing up with his father and mother in the Jameson area and then going to school for a short time at the mission in Warbuton.

Cliff had three children with his first wife Ivy. He moved to Blackstone when he married Ruby, his second wife. Together they had four children, three boys and a girl.

Cliff painted the traditional 'rock art' style passed down to him by his ancestors.  The raw ochre colours depicting spirit beings, ancestors and tingarri (walking trails).  This style is unique to Cliff and he  passed his knowledge and stories on to his two sons, Thomas and Carlton Reid. 

Cliff enjoyed success through Australian Galleries and inparticular with the support of William Mora Galleries, Cliff's work has been sold to major Australian and European Collections.   Major Cliff Reid works can be seen in the National Gallery of Victoria in melbourne.